Xolo To Launch Online-Only Brand Black In June

by Deepali Sharma • May 28, 2015

Following the footprints of OnePlus, Xiaomi and Huawei’s Honor brand, now domestic handset maker Xolo is all set to launch its online-only brand Black in India. Xolo itself is a sub-brand under Lava International. Xolo Black will not follow flash sale model unlike Yu and Xiaomi, however the devices will be sold exclusively by an e-commerce portal. The company has also tied up with a telecom operator and e-commerce retailer for its online-only brand Black.

While the focus will be on camera, design, battery life and audio quality of the smartphones, Xolo Black will launch five to six smartphone in a year. The company says that it will launch one phone every quarter which will be made available for next nine months.

HP Omen Gaming Laptop & Pavilion 15 Notebooks With B&O Play Launched in India

by Deepali Sharma • May 28, 2015

HP India in collaboration with Bang & Olufsen, has announced the launch of HP Omen gaming laptop with Bang & Olufsen and series of HP Pavilion 15 Notebooks (three variants) with B&O Play in India.

As for specifications, the HP Omen gaming laptop packs an Intel Core i7 quad-core processor with NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M 4 GB gaming graphics. It sports a 15.6-inch full HD display with 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution. The HP Omen measures 19.9mm in thickness and weighs 2.12kgs. It also comes with a customizable back-lit keyboard along with six programmable function keys.

Coolpad Dazen X7 Launched In India At Rs. 17,999: Details & Hands On Video

by Deepali Sharma • May 28, 2015

Chinese smartphone maker Coolpad has entered Indian market with the launch of Coolpad Dazen X7 smartphone alongside Dazen 1 phone under its Dazen brand today, at an event in New Delhi.

Under the hood, the Dazen X7 is powered by a 1.7GHz octa-core MT6595 processor paired with 2GB of RAM. Running Android 4.4 KitKat operating system, it features a 5.2-inch full HD display with 1920×1080 pixels resolution. It comes with 16GB of inbuilt storage which is expandable up to 32GB via microSD card. It sports a 13 mega pixel auto focus rear camera with Sony IMX 214, 6P lens, OIS, f/1.8, dual color flash light and an 8 mega pixel front facing camera.

HTC H7 Tablet Leaked Specs Surface Online

by Deepali Sharma • May 27, 2015

HTC is reportedly working on a budget tablet dubbed the HTC H7. Import export database of India, Zauba has revealed the specifications of HTC’s upcoming tablet. As per listing, the H7 tablet will be powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core processor paired with 1GB of RAM. It will sport a 7-inch display and house 16GB of inbuilt storage. The tablet will also come with dual-SIM support. The website notes the price of the tablet as Rs. 9,565 but the final pricing could be different from this.

Another report from leakster Upleaks suggest that the H7 tablet is expected run Android 5.0 Lollipop operating system wrapped under HTC Sense 7.0 UI.

Lenovo Z41, Lenovo Z51 and IdeaPad 100 Laptops Launched

by Deepali Sharma • May 27, 2015

Lenovo has unveiled three new consumer laptops ahead of Lenovo Tech World in Beijing. This new range of laptops comprises of Lenovo Z41, Lenovo Z51 and IdeaPad 100. The Lenovo Z41 and Z51 are touted as multimedia workstations and are targeted towards music and video lovers.

As for specifications, the 14-inch Lenovo Z41 and 15-inch Lenovo Z51 are powered by an Intel Core i7 processor with up to 1 TB of storage. They come with full HD display and WiFi 802.11 a/c technology. Users will also have option to choose from AMD discrete graphics. These laptops also boast of Dolby DS 1.0 Home Theater surround sound audio. Both Z41 and Z51 will be available in several color options- ebony black, chalk white and crimson red (14-inch laptop).

Image- Lenovo Z41

Microsoft Announces Cortana For Android and iOS

by Deepali Sharma • May 27, 2015

Microsoft has announced Cortana for Android and iOS alongside Phone Companion app for Windows 10. With Cortana virtual personal assistant, users will be able to perform various tasks through voice commands. Phone Companion app will let users set up and sync data from OneDrive, Musicapp, OneNote and more on their devices.

Cortana for Android will be available at the end of June through Google Play and Cortana for iOS will be available later this year through App store. The Phone Companion app will be available in new Windows 10 Insider Preview build in the coming weeks.

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Yu Yuphoria Review: A Feature-Rich Phone At Affordable Price [With Video]

by Deepali Sharma • May 27, 2015

Yu Televentures launched its second smartphone Yuphoria in the Indian market. The handset is priced at Rs. 6,999 which is even lower than the price of Yu’s first smartphone, Yureka. The Yuphoria will be available exclusively on Amazon India via flash sales starting 28th May 2015 in two color options- Champagne Gold with White and Buffed Steel with Black. Despite its lower price tag, Yuphoria comes with great features and powerful specs.

We used this phone for nearly over a week and here is our comprehensive review on the same. Let’s see if Yuphoria is equally good in real world as on its spec sheet. Read on to find out exhaustive Yu Yuphoria Review with reasons to buy and not to buy this smartphone.